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reid. >>> coming up, nothing gets the 2016 talk percolating like a front-page sunday "times" piece on hillary clinton. before the former madam secretary theoretically prepares for iowa, she has a few things to figure out. stay top of mind with customers? from deals that bring them in with an offer... to social media promotions that turn fans into customers... to events that engage and create buzz... to e-mails that keep loyal customers coming back, our easy-to-use tools will keep you in front of your customers. see what's right for you at constantcontact.com/try. >>> during his state of the union address, president obama raised the hope of sol environmentalists by vowing action on climate change and energy reform. >> in congress won't act soon to protect future generations, i will. i will direct, i will direct my cabinet to come up with executive actions we can take now and in the future to reduce pollution, prepare our communities for the consequences of climate change and speed the transition to more sustainable sources of energy. >> now the white house is moving ahead with that pro
reid. >>> coming up, nothing gets the 2016 talk percolating like a front-page sunday "times" piece on hillary clinton. before the former madam secretary theoretically prepares for iowa, she has a few things to figure out. stay top of mind with customers? from deals that bring them in with an offer... to social media promotions that turn fans into customers... to events that engage and create buzz... to e-mails that keep loyal customers coming back, our easy-to-use tools will...
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. >>> senator rand paul has written a letter to senate majority leader, harry reid, asking the chamber to take the boston bombings into account when the senate considers immigration reform and saying the attack has quote exposed a weakness in her current system. paul's words echo earlier warnings made by senator chuck grassley. bur don't tell senator chuck grassley that. >> i say that plrly those who are pointing to the terrible tragedy in boston as a, i would say excuse for not doing the bill or delaying it. many months or years. >> i never said that. >> i never said, i didn't say you did, sir. >> i didn't say -- >> i don't mean you, mr. grassley. >> mr. chairman, i don't appreciate -- >> how will the boston bombings affect immigration reform? we'll discuss that, coming up next. >>> before the tragedy last week in boston, congress seemed to be getting its groove back. taking actual votes on actual bills with republicans and democrats coming together to craft actual bipartisan legislation. never mind actual passage. but boston may have stopped that rolling tide, specifically on subject
. >>> senator rand paul has written a letter to senate majority leader, harry reid, asking the chamber to take the boston bombings into account when the senate considers immigration reform and saying the attack has quote exposed a weakness in her current system. paul's words echo earlier warnings made by senator chuck grassley. bur don't tell senator chuck grassley that. >> i say that plrly those who are pointing to the terrible tragedy in boston as a, i would say excuse for not...
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begin debating senator harry reid's gun safety reform bill. >> i'm grateful to all republicans who joined with us to allow this debate to go forward. now, the hard work starts now. >> this procedural vote is just the first of many hurdles, unlike efforts to reform gun safety in recent years, advocates seem to have a renewed passion and this message -- we will not go sil lently into the night. all night and morning, survivors of gun violence and the fams of victims read the names of more than 3,000 people killed by guns since the shooting at sandy hook. >> my name is jillian soto, my sister is victoria soto. december 14th, 2012, newtown, connecticut. victoria soto, age 27, december 14th, 2012. >> first lady, michelle obama in a rare foray into domestic policy spoke yesterday in chicago about a young girl shot and killed earlier this year. she spoke attending the funeral and speaking to her classmates. >> i urged them to use their lives to give meaning to hadiyah's life. i urged them to dream as big as she did. so today i want to say the exact same thing to all of you -- i want to urge you
begin debating senator harry reid's gun safety reform bill. >> i'm grateful to all republicans who joined with us to allow this debate to go forward. now, the hard work starts now. >> this procedural vote is just the first of many hurdles, unlike efforts to reform gun safety in recent years, advocates seem to have a renewed passion and this message -- we will not go sil lently into the night. all night and morning, survivors of gun violence and the fams of victims read the names of...
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majority leader, harry reid, spoke there this morning beside a board reading, they deserve a vote, next to a memorial of the victims of sandy hook. yesterday his frustration boiled over. >> many senate republicans seem afraid to even engage in this debate. shame on them, madam president. the least republicans owe the parents of these 20 little ba babies who were murdered at sandy hook is a thoughtful debate of whether stronger laws could have saved their little girls and boys. the least republicans owe them is a vote. >> mcconnell's decision to join in the obstructionism moves the filibuster beyond a faction of disgruntled insurgents and into a partywide issue. "the new york times" writes today that mcconnell's decision has quote effectively made the threatened filibuster a test of republican unity. the group of 14 that aims to push the legislation back into the shadows will have to contend with another faction before they do so. mark and jackie burden. all the names of the newtown parents. which is to say -- before the senate republicans push the attempt at reform into the annals of ye
majority leader, harry reid, spoke there this morning beside a board reading, they deserve a vote, next to a memorial of the victims of sandy hook. yesterday his frustration boiled over. >> many senate republicans seem afraid to even engage in this debate. shame on them, madam president. the least republicans owe the parents of these 20 little ba babies who were murdered at sandy hook is a thoughtful debate of whether stronger laws could have saved their little girls and boys. the least...
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the question is, is this going to be a place where harry reid is willing to go nuclear and say we're going to change the rules, we're going to use the majority to change the rules so the majority can make the rules, which is the way it's supposed to work. >> well filibustering and redistricting these are both sort of procedures that have been completely adulterated in having the push over the majority. there's a "new york times" piece over what went down in connecticut, which is the site of the shootings and is also the home to gun manufacturers, that's a democratically-controlled legislature. it comes down to saying we're going to do this because it's the right thing to do. and thus far, there are democrats in congress who have not yet come to that conclusion. >> i agree. it does like like at the state level, the nra is going to lose in states where there's a democratic governor or there are democratic state legislators. but you have to wonder if it's democrats who are not willing to take a vote on the gun issue because of their state politics or republicans who are willing to filib
the question is, is this going to be a place where harry reid is willing to go nuclear and say we're going to change the rules, we're going to use the majority to change the rules so the majority can make the rules, which is the way it's supposed to work. >> well filibustering and redistricting these are both sort of procedures that have been completely adulterated in having the push over the majority. there's a "new york times" piece over what went down in connecticut, which is...
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>> well, bay maybe, bob, it's a mosh decision as harry reid said. maybe there would be repercussions. >> it may by a moral issue, but that cuts no clout -- >> on capitol hill? >> in this congress. it cuts no ice in this congress. i think it's time for the american public, people who care about gun violence in this country to understand that congress is not in the foreseeable future going to do anything significant about gun violence, so you really need a movement outside of the has of congress to build so much prish that they have no choice but respond. that is the only way it's going to happen. >> i think you're right on the, chris cillizza and in the post wrote -- how politicians react to them. on guns, the passion is strongly on the side of those who want to keep any new gun laws off the books. as proof of that, one in five gun owners say they have called or written, just one of ten in those without a gun say they did the same. you tack about activism it sees disproportionate. >> you need leadership to build that outside activism. >> you remember
>> well, bay maybe, bob, it's a mosh decision as harry reid said. maybe there would be repercussions. >> it may by a moral issue, but that cuts no clout -- >> on capitol hill? >> in this congress. it cuts no ice in this congress. i think it's time for the american public, people who care about gun violence in this country to understand that congress is not in the foreseeable future going to do anything significant about gun violence, so you really need a movement outside...
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after the vote, harry reid prepared his colleagues for what's to come. >> the hard work starts now. >> and he is right. according to ar editorial in the "new york times," the gun lobby has lined up senators to do its bidding by offering amendments that will pose a real threat to the background check bill. these amendments if passed would do more than simply take the teeth out of the reform efforts, they would be devastating. there's an nra-supported amendment that would require every state to honor handgun permits of other states. there is an amendment proposed by lindsay graham, to allow people who have been involuntary committed to mental institutions to own guns. and there is another amendment that would lift the ban on gun ownership for mentally ill veterans. if you think these amendments sound like pie in the sky proposals with no shot of passage in the democratically-held senate, think again. experts say these amendments have a shot, and could be likely to pass. in 2009, an amendment to allow people to bring handguns to amtrak trans, on amtrak trains passed with the support of 2
after the vote, harry reid prepared his colleagues for what's to come. >> the hard work starts now. >> and he is right. according to ar editorial in the "new york times," the gun lobby has lined up senators to do its bidding by offering amendments that will pose a real threat to the background check bill. these amendments if passed would do more than simply take the teeth out of the reform efforts, they would be devastating. there's an nra-supported amendment that would...